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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, February 20, 2008 edition of Gurdon Times

Georgia Pacific lays off two dozen
About two dozen hourly-paid workers have been laid off at the Georgia Pacific plant in Gurdon as a result of current market conditions, GP spokesperson Julie Davis said Friday, Feb. 15. The lay-offs were only in one part of the plant in Gurdon...
"Through with Chew" week to raise tobacco awareness
This week, Feb. 18-24, marks Through with Chew, a week in which people who use smokeless tobacco are urged to kick their habit. Whether it is snuff, dip or chew, it all has the same health effects. According to the America Cancer Society (ACS)...
Time for Joe
Being new in town, trying to find a simple location like the school cafeteria can sometimes be a task all its own; but it didnt take long for the aroma of fresh chili to grab my sense of smell. Like a starving bloodhound, I followed my nose an...
Student of the month
The Arkansas Career Training Institute (ACTI) of Hot Springs Rehab Center has named Steven Burris as its Student of the Month for Dec.2007/Jan. 2008. Steven is a 23-year-old and is from Gurdon. He enrolled at ACTI in October of 2006 and is curr...
Post office gets a mascot, Suzy gets a government job
Normally, mans best friend is a mailmans worst enemy. Most carriers have either been a victim of or have heard horror stories about vicious dogs that dash away from their own territory to gnaw on a carriers Achilles tendon. But in Gurdo...

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